Derivation

[derɪ'veɪʃ(ə)n] or ['dɛrə'veʃən]

Definition

(noun.) the act of deriving something or obtaining something from a source or origin.

(noun.) drawing off water from its main channel as for irrigation.

(noun.) drawing of fluid or inflammation away from a diseased part of the body.

(noun.) a line of reasoning that shows how a conclusion follows logically from accepted propositions.

(noun.) the source or origin from which something derives (i.e. comes or issues); 'he prefers shoes of Italian derivation'; 'music of Turkish derivation'.

(noun.) (descriptive linguistics) the process whereby new words are formed from existing words or bases by affixation; '`singer' from `sing' or `undo' from `do' are examples of derivations'.

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Definition

(n.) A leading or drawing off of water from a stream or source.

(n.) The act of receiving anything from a source; the act of procuring an effect from a cause, means, or condition, as profits from capital, conclusions or opinions from evidence.

(n.) The act of tracing origin or descent, as in grammar or genealogy; as, the derivation of a word from an Aryan root.

(n.) The state or method of being derived; the relation of origin when established or asserted.

(n.) That from which a thing is derived.

(n.) That which is derived; a derivative; a deduction.

(n.) The operation of deducing one function from another according to some fixed law, called the law of derivation, as the of differentiation or of integration.

(n.) A drawing of humors or fluids from one part of the body to another, to relieve or lessen a morbid process.

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Synonyms and Synonymous

n. [1]. Descent, genealogy.[2]. Etymology.

Checker: Newman

Synonyms and Antonyms

SYN:Origin, source, descent, beginning, cause, etymology, root, spring, analysis

ANT:Result, issue, formation, application, use

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